82_FR_44670 82 FR 44487 - Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group

82 FR 44487 - Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 183 (September 22, 2017)

Page Range44487-44488
FR Document2017-20332

By Federal Register notice on July 28, 2017, the FAA and the National Park Service (NPS) invited interested persons to apply to fill three current vacancies on the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG). The notice invited interested persons to apply to fill the openings, all of which represent environmental concerns. This notice informs the public of the persons selected to fill these current openings.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44487-44488]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20332]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Selection.

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SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice on July 28, 2017, the FAA and the 
National Park Service (NPS) invited interested persons to apply to fill 
three current vacancies on the National Parks Overflights Advisory 
Group (NPOAG). The notice invited interested persons to apply to fill 
the openings, all of which represent environmental concerns. This 
notice informs the public of the persons selected to fill these current 
openings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261, telephone: (310) 725-
3808, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was 
enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 106-181, and subsequently 
amended in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The Act 
required the establishment of the advisory group within 1 year after 
its enactment. The NPOAG was established in March 2001. The advisory 
group is comprised of a balanced group of representatives of general 
aviation, commercial air tour operations, environmental concerns, and 
Native American tribes. The Administrator of the FAA and the Director 
of NPS (or their designees) serve as ex officio members of the

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group. Representatives of the Administrator and Director serve 
alternating 1-year terms as chairman of the advisory group.
    In accordance with the Act, the advisory group provides ``advice, 
information, and recommendations to the Administrator and the 
Director--
    (1) On the implementation of this title [the Act] and the 
amendments made by this title;
    (2) On commonly accepted quiet aircraft technology for use in 
commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands, 
which will receive preferential treatment in a given air tour 
management plan;
    (3) On other measures that might be taken to accommodate the 
interests of visitors to national parks; and
    (4) At the request of the Administrator and the Director, safety, 
environmental, and other issues related to commercial air tour 
operations over a national park or tribal lands.''

Membership

    The current NPOAG is made up of one member representing general 
aviation, three members representing the commercial air tour industry, 
four members representing environmental concerns, and two members 
representing Native American interests. Current members of the NPOAG 
are as follows:
    Melissa Rudinger representing general aviation; Alan Stephen, Matt 
Zuccaro, and Mark Francis representing commercial air tour operators; 
Rob Smith representing environmental interests with three open seats; 
and Leigh Kuwanwisiwma and Martin Begaye representing Native American 
tribes.

Selections

    The persons selected to fill the current open seats representing 
environmental concerns are Dick Hingson, Les Blomberg, and John 
Eastman. These newly selected members' 3-year terms will begin on the 
publication date of this notice.

    Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on September 13, 2017.
Keith Lusk,
Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-20332 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
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     Standing Stone Golf Club, Inc., in the                  total consumptive use of up to 0.500                    3. Project Sponsor and Facility:
     amount of $2,000; and Suez Water                        mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20150907).                 Village of Waverly, Tioga County, N.Y.
     Owego-Nichols, Inc., in the amount of                     11. Project Sponsor and Facility:                   Application for groundwater
     $7,500.                                                 Susquehanna Gas Field Services, LLC                   withdrawal of up to 0.480 mgd (30-day
                                                             (Meshoppen Creek), Meshoppen                          average) from Well 2.
     Project Applications Approved                                                                                   4. Project Sponsor and Facility:
                                                             Borough, Wyoming County, Pa. Renewal
        The Commission approved the                          of surface water withdrawal of up to                  Village of Waverly, Tioga County, N.Y.
     following project applications:                         0.145 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.                      Application for groundwater
        1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot               20130913).                                            withdrawal of up to 0.470 mgd (30-day
     Oil & Gas Corporation (Meshoppen                          12. Project Sponsor and Facility:                   average) from Well 3.
     Creek), Springville Township,                           Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, Salem                          Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509
     Susquehanna County, Pa. Renewal with                    Township, Luzerne County, Pa.                         et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808.
     modification of surface water                           Modification to increase consumptive
     withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak                                                                             Dated: September 19, 2017.
                                                             use by an additional 5.000 mgd (peak
     day) (Docket No. 20130904).                                                                                   Stephanie L. Richardson,
                                                             day), for a total consumptive use of up
        2. Project Sponsor and Facility:                     to 53.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.                  Secretary to the Commission.
     Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.                           19950301).                                            [FR Doc. 2017–20276 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am]
     (Chemung River), Athens Township,                         13. Project Sponsor and Facility:                   BILLING CODE 7040–01–P
     Bradford County, Pa. Renewal of surface                 Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC
     water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd                     (Susquehanna River), Salem Township,
     (peak day) (Docket No. 20130905).                       Luzerne County, Pa. Modification to                   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
        3. Project Sponsor and Facility:
                                                             increase surface water withdrawal by an
     Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. (Sugar                                                                          Federal Aviation Administration
                                                             additional 10.000 mgd (peak day), for a
     Creek), Burlington Township, Bradford
                                                             total surface water withdrawal increase
     County, Pa. Renewal of surface water                                                                          Membership in the National Parks
                                                             of up to 76.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket
     withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak                                                                           Overflights Advisory Group
                                                             No. 19950301).
     day) (Docket No. 20130906).
        4. Project Sponsor and Facility:                       14. Project Sponsor and Facility:                   AGENCY: Federal Aviation
     Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.                           SWEPI LP (Elk Run), Sullivan                          Administration, (FAA), DOT.
     (Susquehanna River), Terry Township,                    Township, Tioga County, Pa. Surface                   ACTION: Notice of Selection.
     Bradford County, Pa. Renewal of surface                 water withdrawal of up to 0.646 mgd
                                                             (peak day).                                           SUMMARY:   By Federal Register notice on
     water withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd                                                                           July 28, 2017, the FAA and the National
     (peak day) (Docket No. 20130907).                         15. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN
                                                             Production Company, LLC (Wyalusing                    Park Service (NPS) invited interested
        5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief
                                                             Creek), Wyalusing Township, Bradford                  persons to apply to fill three current
     Oil & Gas LLC (Towanda Creek), Leroy
                                                             County, Pa. Renewal of surface water                  vacancies on the National Parks
     Township, Bradford County, Pa. Surface
                                                             withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak                   Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG).
     water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd
                                                             day) (Docket No. 20130911).                           The notice invited interested persons to
     (peak day).
        6. Project Sponsor and Facility:                       16. Project Sponsor and Facility:                   apply to fill the openings, all of which
     Downs Racing, L.P. d/b/a Mohegan Sun                    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line                        represent environmental concerns. This
     Pocono, Plains Township, Luzerne                        Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise               notice informs the public of the persons
     County, Pa. Consumptive use of up to                    (Fishing Creek), Sugarloaf Township,                  selected to fill these current openings.
     0.350 mgd (peak day).                                   Columbia County, Pa. Modification to                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
        7. Project Sponsor and Facility:                     add consumptive use of up to 0.200 mgd                Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff,
     Elizabethtown Area Water Authority,                     (peak day) to existing docket approval                Federal Aviation Administration,
     Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County,                   (Docket No. 20160913).                                Western-Pacific Region Headquarters,
     Pa. Renewal of groundwater withdrawal                     17. Project Sponsor and Facility:                   15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,
     of up to 0.432 mgd (30-day average)                     Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line                        CA 90261, telephone: (310) 725–3808,
     from Well 6 (Docket No. 19861103).                      Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise               email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov.
        8. Project Sponsor and Facility:                     (Fishing Creek), Sugarloaf Township,                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     Elizabethtown Area Water Authority,                     Columbia County, Pa. Modification to
                                                             change authorized use of source to                    Background
     Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County,
     Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to                     existing docket approval (Docket No.                    The National Parks Air Tour
     0.432 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7.                 20160913).                                            Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was
        9. Project Sponsor and Facility:                                                                           enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law
                                                             Project Applications Tabled
     Elizabethtown Area Water Authority,                                                                           106–181, and subsequently amended in
     Elizabethtown Borough and Mount Joy                       The Commission tabled action on the                 the FAA Modernization and Reform Act
     Township, Lancaster County, Pa.                         following project applications:                       of 2012. The Act required the
     Modification to correct total system                      1. Project Sponsor and Facility:                    establishment of the advisory group
     limit to remove inclusion of water                      Houtzdale Municipal Authority, Gulich                 within 1 year after its enactment. The
     discharged to the Conewago watershed                    Township, Clearfield County, Pa.                      NPOAG was established in March 2001.
     to offset passby and transfer of water                  Application for groundwater                           The advisory group is comprised of a
     from Conewago Creek to Back Run                         withdrawal of up to 1.008 mgd (30-day                 balanced group of representatives of
     (Docket No. 20160903).                                  average) from Well 14R.                               general aviation, commercial air tour
        10. Project Sponsor and Facility:                      2. Project Sponsor and Facility:                    operations, environmental concerns,
     Moxie Freedom LLC, Salem Township,                      Village of Waverly, Tioga County, N.Y.                and Native American tribes. The
     Luzerne County, Pa. Modification to                     Application for groundwater                           Administrator of the FAA and the
     increase consumptive use by an                          withdrawal of up to 0.320 mgd (30-day                 Director of NPS (or their designees)
     additional 0.408 mgd (peak day), for a                  average) from Well 1.                                 serve as ex officio members of the


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     group. Representatives of the                           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          comments are submitted in hard copy
     Administrator and Director serve                                                                              form, please ensure that two copies are
     alternating 1-year terms as chairman of                 National Highway Traffic Safety                       provided. If you wish to receive
     the advisory group.                                     Administration                                        confirmation that comments you have
                                                                                                                   submitted by mail were received, please
        In accordance with the Act, the                      [Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0071; Notice 1]
                                                                                                                   enclose a stamped, self-addressed
     advisory group provides ‘‘advice,
                                                             Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.,                     postcard with the comments. Note that
     information, and recommendations to                                                                           all comments received will be posted
     the Administrator and the Director—                     Receipt of Petition for Decision of
                                                             Inconsequential Noncompliance                         without change to https://
        (1) On the implementation of this title                                                                    www.regulations.gov, including any
     [the Act] and the amendments made by                    AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic                     personal information provided.
     this title;                                             Safety Administration (NHTSA),                           All comments and supporting
                                                             Department of Transportation (DOT).                   materials received before the close of
        (2) On commonly accepted quiet
                                                             ACTION: Receipt of petition.                          business on the closing date indicated
     aircraft technology for use in
                                                                                                                   above will be filed in the docket and
     commercial air tour operations over a                   SUMMARY:   Sumitomo Rubber Industries,                will be considered. All comments and
     national park or tribal lands, which will               Ltd. (SRI), on behalf of itself and its               supporting materials received after the
     receive preferential treatment in a given               subsidiary Sumitomo Rubber North                      closing date will also be filed and will
     air tour management plan;                               America, Inc. (SRNA), have determined                 be considered to the fullest extent
        (3) On other measures that might be                  that certain Falken truck tires do not                possible.
     taken to accommodate the interests of                   fully comply with Federal Motor                          When the petition is granted or
     visitors to national parks; and                         Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.                   denied, notice of the decision will also
                                                             119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor                    be published in the Federal Register
        (4) At the request of the Administrator                                                                    pursuant to the authority indicated at
     and the Director, safety, environmental,                Vehicles with a GVWR of more than
                                                             4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) and                   the end of this notice.
     and other issues related to commercial                                                                           All comments, background
                                                             Motorcycles. SRI filed a noncompliance
     air tour operations over a national park                                                                      documentation, and supporting
                                                             report dated June 20, 2017. SRI also
     or tribal lands.’’                                      petitioned NHTSA on July 10, 2017, for                materials submitted to the docket may
     Membership                                              a decision that the subject                           be viewed by anyone at the address and
                                                             noncompliance is inconsequential as it                times given above. The documents may
        The current NPOAG is made up of                      relates to motor vehicle safety.                      also be viewed on the Internet at https://
     one member representing general                                                                               www.regulations.gov by following the
                                                             DATES: The closing date for comments
     aviation, three members representing                                                                          online instructions for accessing the
                                                             on the petition is October 23, 2017.
     the commercial air tour industry, four                                                                        dockets. The docket ID number for this
                                                             ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                     petition is shown in the heading of this
     members representing environmental                      invited to submit written data, views,
     concerns, and two members                                                                                     notice.
                                                             and arguments on this petition.                          DOT’s complete Privacy Act
     representing Native American interests.                 Comments must refer to the docket and                 Statement is available for review in a
     Current members of the NPOAG are as                     notice number cited in the title of this              Federal Register notice published on
     follows:                                                notice and submitted by any of the                    April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78).
        Melissa Rudinger representing general                following methods:                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     aviation; Alan Stephen, Matt Zuccaro,                     • Mail: Send comments by mail                          I. Overview: Sumitomo Rubber
     and Mark Francis representing                           addressed to U.S. Department of                       Industries, Ltd. (SRI), on behalf of itself
     commercial air tour operators; Rob                      Transportation, Docket Operations,                    and its subsidiary Sumitomo Rubber
     Smith representing environmental                        M–30, West Building Ground Floor,                     North America, Inc. (SRNA), have
     interests with three open seats; and                    Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey                         determined that certain Falken truck
     Leigh Kuwanwisiwma and Martin                           Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.                     tires do not fully comply with paragraph
     Begaye representing Native American                       • Hand Delivery: Deliver comments                   S6.5(f) of FMVSS No. 119, New
     tribes.                                                 by hand to U.S. Department of                         Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with
                                                             Transportation, Docket Operations,                    a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms
     Selections                                              M–30, West Building Ground Floor,                     (10,000 pounds) and Motorcycles. SRI
                                                             Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey                         filed a noncompliance report dated June
       The persons selected to fill the                      Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.                     20, 2017, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573,
     current open seats representing                         The Docket Section is open on                         Defect and Noncompliance
     environmental concerns are Dick                         weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except                Responsibility and Reports. SRI also
     Hingson, Les Blomberg, and John                         Federal Holidays.                                     petitioned NHTSA on July 10, 2017,
     Eastman. These newly selected                             • Electronically: Submit comments                   pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
     members’ 3-year terms will begin on the                 electronically by logging onto the                    30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, for an
     publication date of this notice.                        Federal Docket Management System                      exemption from the notification and
       Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on September                 (FDMS) Web site at https://                           remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C.
     13, 2017.                                               www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online               Chapter 301 on the basis that this
                                                             instructions for submitting comments.                 noncompliance is inconsequential as it
     Keith Lusk,
                                                                • Comments may also be faxed to                    relates to motor vehicle safety.
     Program Manager, Special Programs Staff,                (202) 493–2251.                                          This notice of receipt of SRI and
     Western-Pacific Region.                                    Comments must be written in the                    SRNA’s petition is published under 49
     [FR Doc. 2017–20332 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am]             English language, and be no greater than              U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not
     BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                  15 pages in length, although there is no              represent any agency decision or other
                                                             limit to the length of necessary                      exercise of judgment concerning the
                                                             attachments to the comments. If                       merits of the petition.


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Document Created: 2017-09-22 01:52:38
Document Modified: 2017-09-22 01:52:38
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Selection.
ContactKeith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261, telephone: (310) 725- 3808, email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 44487 

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